Paper cutting and geip-facilitating device



Nov. 10, 1931. L. E. LITTLE ET AL PAPER CUTTING AND GRIP FACILITATING DEVICE Original Filed May 16. 1929 e9 INVENTORS. L .E.L2E1e. .Z'Maz'b.

Patented Nov. 10, 1931 UNITED STATES 101mm 11' LITTLE AND HENRY 'r. olmunviitwrwnsnriteiron PAPER comma AND earn-ricmflmrmemifigiri Application filed May 16, 1929, Serial nasasg mewa sebtembfifa 1ea1,

although capable of use generally.

It is primarily aimed to provide a means whereby the paper may be unrolled and hamdled in a sanitary manner and whereby there will be no temptation for the clerk or others to moisten the fingers in, order to eflicientl and rapidly grip the paper.

In addition, it is aimed to provide a novel means whereby light pressure on a portion will expose a portion of the paper which may be readily gripped and moved forwardly and subsequently cut or torn.

The more specific objects and advantages will become apparent and in part bepointed out, in the description following taken in connection with accompanying drawings il-l lustrating an operative embodiment In said drawings: 7 V

Figure 1 is a View in front elevation of a roll of paper and its supporting mechanism, having our improvements attached thereto,

Figure 2 is an end elevation of theparts of Figure 1, I r

Figure 3 is an enlarged detail section taken on the line 33 of Figure 1, a

Figure 4 is a view slmilar to Figure 3 but taken through a modified form, and

Figure 5 is a detail section taken on the line 55 of Figure 4.

Referring specifically to the drawings, designates paper which maybe for instance wrapping paper, shown in the form of a roll carried by a roller 11, journaled and supported in a suitable rack or frame 12. Such frame, 12 includes a standard 13. The rack or frame 12 is provided with a knife or severing blade 14 across which the paper is drawn in the act of cutting or tearing it from the roll. Such blade or knife 14 has rearwardly extending arms 15 which are pivoted at 16 to the standard 13, the blade 14 thus by'gravity normally resting on the roll of paper and moving downwardly automatically as the diameter of the roll decreases. Normally of course the aper 10 is severed by drawing it across the ower edge of the blade or knife 14. T is "far of support for the paper" is greatly and is shown merely by way of ex- Ajsj well knewn, it'is ofteh'difiicult to'grip; the Ipa'p'er beneath the knife 14 in order to pull it forwardly and time is-lost and unsanitary moistening of the fingers is resorted toin ordento grip pull the 'pa'penfor wardlyfi It is to overcomethis inconvenience *ana unsanitar featurethat the present in- V vehtionhasfbe'en devised. r v Removablybdltedtasfat 17 tothe blade 14am a "pair of attaching brackets 18 which ahave rqrwardlyaaa upwardly inclined pore; tions' 1911711311 side 'dependingflanges at 20.

' .-A hollow guide andshearmg'device 21 is j disposed forwardly of the blade and extends the full width of the'paperso that the latter inay be threaded therethrough as shown in fthe drawings. Integral with the guide is an arr'n 22 having rear-wardly extending 'flan'gesf23 pivoted by a boltorfthe like as fat "24 to the flanges 20, whereby the parts 21,22'and23 are movable a'sa unit and con ""stitiite a lever. A leaf-spring 25 is fastened as at26 to the wall 19, passes over the bolt 24 and at its free, end engages thearm 22,

maintaining thegiiide device 21 in its foremost position, its movement being limited tobe taken asjconventional since itfmay vary by the abutment'of'aaastdp lug 27 on the arm with the forwardend of the wall 19.

As a result of the construction described,

when it is desired to grasp the forward edge of the paper 10 and pull it forwardly to,

unroll a portion thereof, the guide 21 is pressed rearwardly to exert a downward pressweat the lower edge of blade 14 on the paper 10, since the blade swings from the axis 16, thus preventing re-wrapping of the paper and the guide portion 21 will move rearwardly .a distance independently of the paper 10 thus exposing a portion thereof in front of the guide device which may be readily gripped by the thumb and forefinger and pulled forwardly, after which the sprin 25 restores the guide device to its norma position and the portion of the paper forwardly of the guide device is then severed by elevating the paper and tearing it along the forward edge of the wall of the guide device as at 27, the same thus constituting an auxiliary knife or cutting blade.

It will be understood that various means may be provided whereby the guide device may be mounted to operate according to the principles of my invention inconnection with a rollofpaperand 'thatitis not limited to i a p .7 a the form specifically shown and'described.

By way of example, a modifiedformis show1riin.Figures4 and fiiwherein the guide 7 a v, device is designated 28 and is identical with that at 21. Theguide device 28 has'its 'arm. 29 riveted or otherwise fastened to the free arm 30 of'a U-shapedspring 31; and 'whos'e otherarm is attached by a bolt orotherwise V I as at 32 to ablade 33 which maybe that at 14. Thearmsl 3o andl'3 lftend to move r apart and their separation is limited loop 3.4.surrounding the same. In using this i form of the invention, it' will be realized that V W .when the guide28l is pressed rearwardly its rearward movement will be independent of the paper; thus exposing ortion of'ftheQ v j 1 same so that it may readily v e grippedby' U U the thumb and forefinger and thus: functionsimilarly to the device of the other f0r11i1 e claim as our invention device o fthe classdescribed"cornpris-ji" ing a lever having a guidedevice through i which material to be fedvp-as'ses, an attaching bracket tofwhich the guide device is pivv p v oted adjacentitheitop, said lever and bracket H being of u-shape in cross section top rovidel s I flanges mounting the pivot connection there-; p of, astop inember'integral with .theguide device'to abut one end of the bracket to limit "ht-he projecting movement of stheguide device,

rand spring carried by the bracket andjen-'f I i gaging the guidejdevice' to urge projectionf SIM) r s fi :v"--

thereof, sard spring passlng over sa d pivotal connection and being hou'sed in gthe'said flanges. v p V In testimony whereof we aflixrnirl signatures Y l: LONNIE E. LITTLE. HENRY a 

